Events
Nike v adidas over James
Basketball's latest star LeBron James is at the centre of a multi-million dollar bidding war between Nike and adidas.
MLS goes for HDTV
Major League Soccer (MLS) is the latest US sports franchise to embrace the medium of high-definition television.
NCAA ratings hit by ongoing war
The ratings for the semi-finals of this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament are down on the previous year as the broadcasts compete with coverage of the war in Iraq.
2010 cities go to South America
Representatives from the three cities bidding for the 2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver, Pyeongchang and Salzburg - are in South America this week to promote their respective campaigns.
CDI seals $300m refinancing
US horse track owner, Churchill Downs Inc has closed a major multi-million dollar refinancing package, led by Bank One Capital Markets.
CART gets German 500 local TV
CART has signed broadcast deals to show the German 500 race to the domestic audience.
Johnson joins the Premier League
The FA Premier League has hired the services of the experienced broadcast rights lawyer Simon Johnson.
European Tour flying high with BMI
British Midlands International (BMI), the UK's second largest airline, has extended its sponsorship deal with the European Golf Tour.
Yankees get 4m Japanese fans
Over 4 million baseball fans in Japan tuned into local broadcaster NHK's coverage of the New York Yankees' opening Major League Baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
WAR called off…until next year
World Arena Rugby (WAR) - rugby sevens with a heavy dose of US-style razzamatazz - has delayed its launch by a year - blaming the global economy for the delay.
DirecTV packs in CSTV
CSTV: College Sports Television - the US network devoted to college sports - has signed a deal to add its offering to DirecTV's Sports Pack.
Billionaire makes bid for Senators
Billionaire Eugene Melnyk is behind a second bid to buy the bankrupt National Hockey League (NHL) franchise the Ottawa Senators.
Could Lee replace Aigner?
UEFA's Mike Lee has emerged as a possible candidate to replace Gerhard Aigner as chief executive of the European soccer governing body.
NSL shops for naming deal
Soccer Australia has signed a major naming rights sponsorship deal for the National Soccer League.
Hong Kong Sevens goes ahead
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby union tournament will go ahead as planned despite the outbreak of a deadly disease in South East Asia.
Moscow bids for Final Four
Moscow will this week lobby the chiefs of basketball's Euroleague in a bid to convince it of its suitability to host the Final Four in 2005.
New Frontiers for Group
The Sporting Frontiers Group - formed three years ago by Simon Halden, the former chief executive of Sports & Outdoor Media International (SOMI) has changed its name as it broadens its horizons.
Vancouver alters 2010 bid dates
The Canadian city of Vancouver has moved back the proposed dates in its bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics in order to avoid a scheduling clash with the Super Bowl.